Advert Details

Advert Number: 168/2025

Organisation Advertising: State Department for Environment and Climate Change

Designation: Deputy Director Climate Change Mitigation

Job Scale: CSG 6

Area of Study:

Minimum Award Requirement: Degree

Number of Vacancies: 1

Terms of Service: P&P

Experience required? Yes No

Years of Experience Required: 12

For Serving Officers Only? Yes No

Requirements for Appointment:

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• (i) cumulative service period of twelve (12) years three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Climate Changes CSG 7 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• (ii) a Bachelors Degree in Climate Change, Climatology, Meteorology, Environmental Science, Environment Planning and Management, Forestry, Agriculture, Aquatic Sciences, Natural Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Law, or equivalent qualification from a recognized university in Kenya;
• (iii) a membership to a relevant professional body;
• (iv) demonstrated professional competence, managerial and leadership capabilities as reflected in work performance and results; and
• (v) demonstrated a clear understanding of national development polices, goals, legislation, objectives and ability to integrate them into the environment conservation functions

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities

• (i) providing technical support in planning and implementation of mitigation projects, programmes, plans and activities across various sectors;
• (ii) providing guidance in monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with the provisions of the Climate Change Act, National Climate Change Action Plan and Nationally Determined Contribution;
• (iii) preparing and reviewing of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory;
• (iv) supporting development, transfer of technology and research outcome for mitigation across the different sectors;
• (v) liaising with other relevant institutions on matters pertaining to carbon markets and emissions trading schemes;
• (vi) providing technical assistance on Mitigation based on needs identified by County Governments;
• (vii) providing technical support to mainstream climate change mitigation into national and county development planning processes;
• (viii) supporting assess, monitoring, technology transfer and capacity building on low carbon technologies; and
• (ix) developing, review and implement regulations on low carbon technologies.

Advert Date: 16/12/2025

Close Date: 09/01/2026

• providing technical support in planning and implementation of mitigation projects, programmes, plans and activities across various sectors;
• providing guidance in monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with the provisions of the Climate Change Act, National Climate Change Action Plan and Nationally Determined Contribution;
• preparing and reviewing of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory;
• supporting development, transfer of technology and research outcome for mitigation across the different sectors;
• liaising with other relevant institutions on matters pertaining to carbon markets and emissions trading schemes;
• providing technical assistance on Mitigation based on needs identified by County Governments;
• providing technical support to mainstream climate change mitigation into national and county development planning processes;
• supporting assess, monitoring, technology transfer and capacity building on low carbon technologies; and
• developing, review and implement regulations on low carbon technologies.

• demonstrated professional competence, managerial and leadership capabilities
• clear understanding of national development polices, goals, legislation, objectives and ability to integrate them into the environment conservation functions

• cumulative service period of twelve (12) years three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Assistant Director, Climate Changes CSG 7 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• a Bachelors Degree in Climate Change, Climatology, Meteorology, Environmental Science, Environment Planning and Management, Forestry, Agriculture, Aquatic Sciences, Natural Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Law, or equivalent qualification from a recognized university in Kenya;
• a membership to a relevant professional body;